At the end of the nineteenth century, travelers cross the gorges and villages of Lori and Gugark, visiting Haghpat, Sanahin, ancient churches, cemeteries, and mountain roads. The beauty of the landscape is inseparable from memories of invasions, violence, and local courage. Encounters with villagers, stories of the past, and neglected monuments reveal a region where everyday life and historical memory constantly meet.

Tiflis, at the end of the nineteenth century. Young Heghine enters the princely Begmurian household, where the outward elegance of high society coexists with prejudice, financial dependence, and emotional distance. Her relations with her husband, Mikael, and his family bring into focus the tension between sincere affection and marriage shaped by calculation, as well as the pressures of class pride and social convention.

Baku at the beginning of the twentieth century. Two longtime friends, lawyer Nazimyan and engineer Mersimyan, are drawn into a conflict in which private secrets, debts, and self-interest collide with ideas of honor and friendship. Against the background of a wealthy Armenian milieu, business interests, and an approaching marriage, the fragility of trust, moral principles, and personal relationships gradually comes to the surface.

The events unfold in a large provincial city at the beginning of the twentieth century, among the prosperous Armenian intelligentsia. Young Yevgine is married to the respected lawyer Mihran Alaverdyan, yet a growing inner unease begins to disturb the calm order of their home. The story explores trust, honesty in marriage, public judgment, and the unequal moral expectations placed on men and women.